Asparagaceae

Anthericum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 310 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Europe to Türkiye and N. Tanzania.

Descriptions

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology Roots
Roots without tubers
Morphology Leaves
Leaves terete to linear
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence simple or branched, with flowers solitary at each node, supported by 1 bract; peduncle without leaves or sterile bracts; pedicels not articulated
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Stigma
Stigma terminal, small
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 3-angled
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds ± swollen.
Distribution
Mainly temperate-subtropical genus of medium size, distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean Region, the Middle East and NE and E tropical Africa.
Note
For the distinction between Anthericum and Chlorophytum, see Nordal & Thulin (1993), where also further references are given.
[FSOM]

Anthericaceae, Nordal (University of Oslo), Shakkie Kativu (University of Zimbabwe) & Axel D. Poulsen (University of Copenhagen). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1997

Morphology General Habit
Small plants, up to 20 cm. tall
Vegetative Multiplication Rhizomes
Rhizome very short; roots ± swollen, without tubers
Morphology Leaves
Cataphylls membranous, often hidden by fibrous remnants from previous years’ leaves Leaves in a basal rosette, linear to ± succulent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Peduncles leafless, often several to a plant, reduced, within the leaf rosette, or elongated, up to 15 cm. Inflorescence umbel-like (pedicels then emerging from inside the leaf rosette) or a simple raceme; pedicels 1 per node, subtended by a single bract, never articulated
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth persistent as fruit matures
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Tepal
Tepals white, often with greenish tinge or stripe outside
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Filaments
Filaments filiform, smooth
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule rounded or shallowly 3-lobed in cross-section
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds turgid, only slightly folded.
[FTEA]

Common Names

unknown
cundur laplac

Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0